(ANS - Zagreb) - From the evening of the feast day of Mary Help of Christians, Monday 24 May, until Friday 28 May, Fr Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation, and his collaborator Fr Silvio Roggia, are in Zagreb to visit the Salesian presence in Croatia, to meet and exchange views with the local Salesians.
Zagreb, Croatia - February 2021 - On the occasion of the feast day of the Salesian Martyrs Luigi Versiglia and Callisto Caravario, last 25 February, Salesian Josip Soldo received the missionary cross. In the name of the Rector Major, Fr Tihomir Šutalo, Provincial of the Salesian Province of Croatia (CRO), handed the cross to him during the evening Mass in the church of Mary Help of Christians in Zagreb. Josip Soldo is currently awaiting a visa to go to Ethiopia, where he will begin his missionary work.
Zagreb, Croatia - October 2020 - On the occasion of World Mission Sunday, all four Salesian missionaries from Croatia gathered at the Provincial house in Zagreb: Fr Danko Litrić has been working in Rwanda for 39 years, Fr Ivan Stojanović in Ghana, while the young Salesians Tomislav Puškarić and Josip Soldo await their first departure for Venezuela and Ethiopia.
(ANS - Zagreb) - The formative meeting entitled "Salesian Days" took place this year at two different times, 6 and 9 October, in the provincial house in Zagreb. There were more than 60 participants from various communities of the Salesian Province of Croatia. The theme of the meeting was: "Review of the Letter of the Rector Major Fr Ángel Fernández Artime". The choice of the theme was born last year, after the extraordinary visit by Fr Tadeusz Rozmus, then Councilor for the Central and North Europe Region.
Zagreb, Croatia - September 2020 - The Salesian primary school in Zagreb, with 105 students and 30 employees, was founded in 2014 by the Salesian Cooperators and is led by the Salesian Province of Croatia (CRO) starting this year. On 7 September the institute began the school year with Mass. Lessons take place in two Salesian parishes in Zagreb.
Zagreb, Croatia - September 2020 - On 10 September six novices from the Salesian Province of Croatia (CRO) made their first religious professions in the hands of Fr Tihomir Šutalo, CRO Provincial. It had been since 1995 that the first Salesian professions were not celebrated in Croatia: in the last 24 years, in fact, all Croatian novices made them in Italy.
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INTERVIEWS
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Italy – A Salesian on the front line of the war in Ukraine: "Being close counts, words come later"
(ANS - Rome) - As he tells with a gentleness that does not seem to come from horror, he is "resting a little bit" in Rome these days. Fr Oleh Ladnyuk is a Ukrainian Salesian priest who is a military chaplain at the front, among the soldiers who fight in defence of their country and among the civilians who for over two years have seen their lives wiped out. He brings humanitarian aid where the missiles fall and from those places he helps with the evacuation of young people and adults - so far at least 500 people, but there are probably many more. These days the Salesian – who carries out his ministry in Dnipro and teaches History in a state school in the city – is in Rome to take part with two other priests and a dozen lay people from his country in the "Accompanying when Trauma Hits" course hosted by the Pontifical Salesian University in collaboration with the Faculty of Educational Sciences, with the DON BOSCO NEL MONDO Foundation and the Don Bosco Network. A project that aims to provide theoretical and methodological tools to deal with the traumas caused by war.
EDITORIAL
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Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts
(ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.
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Italy – "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of protection and prevention models": PGS conference with UPS
(ANS – Rome) – The synergy between the Salesian Youth Sports Centres (PGS) and the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome gave rise to the conference on "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of models of protection and prevention", which will take place on 13 April, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the UPS facilities in Rome.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – INT’L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that provide shelter and support
(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children in countries worldwide with an opportunity to have their voices heard while ensuring that their rights are not ignored.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BORORO
THE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
Diary of a Happy and Blessed Missionary Day
Dear friends , I’m writing to you from Meruri in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. I write this greeting almost as if it were a journalistic report, because it has been only 24 hours since I arrived in the middle of this Brazilian state.